"Hi,
A magnitude 7.8 Earthquake struck Ecuador at 23:58 UTC on 16th April
causing at least 77 deaths and 500 injuries. Power and telephone systems
are also reported as affected. The earthquake was also felt in
neighbouring countries and a Tsunami warning was issued but has now been
removed.
Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P the IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications
Co-Ordinator reports that the Echolink node HC1BG was still in operation
but the quality was not good.

He waits for more information from Member Societies in South America
when daylight comes and I will relay this to the mailing list and
website when I know more.

@ARRL_ARES: Emergency net is active on 7060 KHZ in support of #EcuadorEarthquake please stay clear. @IARU_R2

Cesar Pio Santos HR2P reports that following the Ecuador Earthquake on 16th April, an emergency net has formed on 7060kHz LSB for passing messages between Ecuador Radio Amateurs in the most affected areas. Stations in adjacent countries are also monitoring that frequency ready to provide assistance if required.
While Echolink nodes had been the initial source of information from some areas. It is understood some nodes have now been turned off due to energy saving measures.
Radio Amateurs with propagation to South America are requested to keep 7060kHz clear.
Sources: HR2P, OA4BSA, OA4CLU

Hi,
the following message about Ecuador has been received from Region 2.

73,
Greg, G0DUB

April 19, 2016 4:00 UTC

By: Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P
IARU-R2 EMCOR

An earthquake lashed the Pacific Coast of Ecuador on April 16, 2016 at
23:58 UTC, rated 7.8 degrees in the Richter scale.

In the early hours of Sunday, April 17, the Ecuadorian government
informed that the numerous landslides that occurred after the earthquake
were making access difficult for relief organizations to the communities
most affected by the earthquake, such as Manta, Porto Viejo and
Guayaquil, and declared a state of emergency in six coastal provinces:
Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Manabi, San-ta Elena, Guayas, and Santo Domingo.

Loss of human lives has been reported, as well as injured people, which
it is expected that will increase as search and rescue activities make
progress.

Specialized search and rescue teams have been arriving to Ecuador,
provided by the governments of several American and European countries.

Ecuadorian authorities have informed that currently, the priority is in
search and rescue operations, establishing communications, and delivery
of water and food to the people affected. They have asked the population
to contribute with donations of water, non-perishable food and flash-lights.

Radio amateurs have joined the Emergency Operations Center (COE) of
Quito, the Echolink Node HC1BG-R has remained active under the control
of Gustavo Barreir, serving as the link to channel information from the
affected area to the COE in Quito.

Victor Perez, HC2DR, of Radio Club Guayaquil commented on April 18: “I
was in Manabí yesterday, in the Porto Viejo sector and in Manta they
didn’t have electricity or cellular phone. It was possible to
rehabilitate the amateur radio repeater of that sector and I programmed
the radios of the fire department of Manta so that they could use it to
communicate their needs. There is a lot of work to do tomorrow”.

The HC Net of Ecuador is operating on 7,060 kHz in HF.

More information about the earthquake in Ecuador is available in the
following link:

lz1wdx написа:
Radio amateurs have joined the Emergency Operations Center (COE) of
Quito, the Echolink Node HC1BG-R has remained active under the control
of Gustavo Barreir, serving as the link to channel information from the
affected area to the COE in Quito.

Victor Perez, HC2DR, of Radio Club Guayaquil commented on April 18: “I
was in Manabí yesterday, in the Porto Viejo sector and in Manta they
didn’t have electricity or cellular phone. It was possible to
rehabilitate the amateur radio repeater of that sector and I programmed
the radios of the fire department of Manta so that they could use it to
communicate their needs. There is a lot of work to do tomorrow”.

Tropical Storm Earl is currently heading across Central America
affecting the countries of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico. IARU
Region 2 has requested that attention is drawn to the following
frequencies used by nets in North and Central America to track and deal
with the consequences of these severe weather events. Radio Amateurs in
Region 2 play their part in gathering and distributing information for
the weather and emergency services as they do every year.

Radio Amateurs in Region 1 are reminded it is possible to cause
unintentional QRM to these nets so please listen carefully if operating
near these frequencies which have alerted due to Tropical Storm Earl:

Please respect the Italian HF ops and listen and offer assistance when called upon .. Thank you

CURRENTLY 2 Lousiana flooding aftermath

Frequencies to be kept clear for emergency and priority traffic:

"Primary operating frequencies at this time are 444.950 MHz (107.2 Hz), 146.940 MHz (107.2 Hz), and 146.790 MHz (107.2 Hz). Louisiana ARES HF Frequencies now designated for use are 7.255 MHz and 3.873 MHz LSB. Digital operation is on 3.595MHz. These frequencies should be kept clear of non-emergency traffic. More repeaters may need to be designated, and the frequencies will be posted when they become available. "

The American Hurricane Watch Net is planning to operate 14.325 MHz by
day and 7.268 MHz as the storm passes through their area of interest. I
have asked Arnie Coro CO2KK what the plans were for Cuba and his
response was;

"Hola Greg:

Our National Emergency Net to operate on

daytime primary 7110, secondary 7120, also on lower frequencies we will
have provincial nets on 7045, 7080 and possibly other frequencies.

Night time primary 3740 , secondary 3720

Notice I use typical aviation HF terminology to define frequencies, as
it is very understandable for all practical effects.

Stations in the provinces that use the CO8 prefix and the CO7 prefix are
the ones so far in the area of possible landfall... We expect very heavy
seas, coastal flooding, and very heavy rainfall in all eastern Cuba ,
and especially in the mountain regions. Already volunteer operators are
moving to specific locations that we known from past storms that become
isolated due to rivers overflowing , roads interrupted etc.

Will keep in touch... the present situation is very worrisome due to the
huge storm that is very powerful Category 4 and is also of a very large
diameter, covering a huge area to each side of the hurricane force winds...

Please relay this to Cesar Pio Santos and to IARU Region II... I do not
know for how long we will have Internet connection if the storm moves
further to the west...

best regards

Arnie Coro

Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich

Emergency Coordinator IARU Region II Area C

Hi,
a further update has been received from Region 2. The Dominican Republic will be operating on 7065kHz LSB for their response to this event.

Jim Linton VK3PC the Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator for Region 3
reports that the IARU Member Society the Radio Society of Sri Lanka
(RSSL) has a story and pictures of Amateur Radio involvement in the
recent flood disaster. It has been issued by Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK,
the media spokesman of the RSSL.

HI,
Cesar Pio Santor HR2P reports that as Tropical Storm Harvey passed
through the Windward Islands in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Emergency
and Weather Net (CEWN) was activated as flooding was reported in
Barbados along with some houses have losing their roofs.

Jeff, 9Y4J, hopes to provide information in more detail, once more
information is collected on the situation in the area, and also on the
activities that amateurs are doing by the passage of T.S. Harvey on the
islands of the Caribbean.

The CEWN Network uses the frequencies 7,162 kHz and 3,815 kHz according
to propagation conditions.

The storm continues through Central America until Thursday. When a more
detailed report is available from Region 2 I will post it to the website.

Written by Greg MossopHits: 87
As Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas coast in the USA, various nets are activating as part of the emergency response. In addition to tropical and hurricane-force winds along the Texas coast and further inland, the main concern with this storm is heavy rain and flooding in an area which has not has a hurricane make landfall for 9 years.

Many of the frequencies used will be outside Region 1 allocations in 80m and 40m but there are some in 20m which may suffer from European QRM if operators are not careful.

The US National Hurricane Centre station WX4NHC will activate at 1900UTC 25th August on 14.325 MHz

The Hurricane Watch Net is operating from 1500 UTC on their daytime frequency of 14.325.00 MHz. When the 20 meter band closes they are likely to move over to 7.268.00 MHz or from 0000 UTC.

Hurricane Irma is getting widespread news coverage and will affect many countried in the Carribean. There are the usual American nets set up to gather information on the storm on 14.265 and 14.325MHz. Cesar Pio Santos, HR2P Emergency Communications Co-Ordinator for IARU Region 2 also reminds us of the following frequencies which may be in use in the area. As always, for those frequencies within the Region 1 frequency allocations, please take steps to avoid interference to emergency operations.

The National Emergency Network of the Mexican National Society (FMRE) declared on 8th September that they would be using the following frequencies as they prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Katia.
With the magnitude 8.1 Earthquake hitting Mexico at 0449UTC today, assume that these frequencies are in use now as they respond to that disaster.

20m 14,120 kHz
40m 7,060 kHz
80m 3,690 kHz

14325 kHz was also expected to be used to co-ordinate with the USA Hurricane Watch Net.

Various Winlink nodes may also be used to deal with the emergencies.

With HF propagation disturbed after the X9 solar flare on Wednesday, please take all steps to avoid interference to emergency communications activities in the Caribbean

Hurricane Maria is moving through areas still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Irma just weeks ago and has been reassessed as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane.Amateur Radio groups are preparing for this next storm and the Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net (CEWN), was activated this morning 18th/September 2017 at 1030 UTC on the frequency 3815 kHz, and will subsequently qsy to 7188 kHz at 1100 UTC.
Coverage continues on the frequency 7188 kHz until 1030 UTC when it again will qsy to 3815 kHz .
The frequency will change between the two as propagation dictates.
It is intended to maintain 24 hour coverage during the passage of the system, and immediately after, in case there is the need to pass health and welfare traffic.
This follows earlier notices from the Puerto Rican and the Dominican Republic who advised they would be using the following frequencies;
Puerto Rico - 7.188 MHz and 7.192 MHz.
Dominican Republic 7,065 LSB but depending on propagation may also use 3.780 MHz
With the potential to suffer QRM from a wider area, the normal operation of the Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325MHz has also started.
Please look at the frequencies used in Hurricane Irma, watch the news and if islands are affected again please try to avoid QRM to emergency activities in the Carribean.

Following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Tuesday the IARU member society, Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores or FMRE, had its National Emergency Net activated.

This is on 7.060 MHz, 3.690 MHz and 14.120 MHz as well as IRLP reflector 9200, channel 08. The epicenter in the central Mexico state of Puebla at 1814 UTC on Tuesday was southeast of Mexico City, which felt it.

Early reports had more than 120 people killed as the ‘quake toppled buildings and rescuers are searched the rubble for survivors.

FMRE President Al Tomez XE2O reports the National Emergency Net has been handling traffic to make up for the loss of some mobile phone networks.

He noted that the latest earthquake was on the anniversary of the 1985 magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck the Mexico City, killing some 9,500 people.

Since then Mexico has prepared for seismic events. A week ago, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck off Mexico’s southern coast. It killed more than 60 people and caused considerable damage.